Indians of North America -- Great Basin Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Copy prints
Place:
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
Washington (D.C.)
Florida
Yellowstone National Park
Colorado
Date:
mid-19th - early 20th century
Scope and Contents note:
Copies of photogaphs selected from the George Eastman House collection by Bureau of American Ethnology archivist Margaret Blaker in 1962. Many of the photographs are individual or group portraits of American Indians and some highlight pottery, baskets, and cradleboards. There are also images of American Indian dwellings, including tipis and hogans; pueblos; dances; and an encampment during the Modoc War and Plains Indian prisoners at Fort Marion, Florida (1870s).
Expedition photos in the collection were made on T. O. Selfridgeʹs Darien Expedition (1870-1871), the Wheeler surveys (1871-1874), and the Hayden Geological Survey (1871). The collection also includes portraits of Frederick Douglass, Sitting Bull, and John A. Logan; and images from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; Company F of New York's 140th Volunteer Infantry; and the Smithsonian in Washington, DC.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot R79
Reproduction Note:
Copy negatives made by George Eastman House, 1962.
Copy prints made by the Smithsonian, 1962-1963.
Location of Other Archival Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds vintage prints for many of the photographs copied in this collection, including in Photo lot 4501, Photo Lot 4605, and Photo Lot 90-1.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
The images were acquired for reference purposes and cannot be reproduced. Copies may be obtained from George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film.
The item is number 20957 of an unidentified series. The number 14 is stamped on the front of the photograph. The item is identical to number 952 of Photo Lot 90-1. Numbers 1270 and 1291 of Photo Lot 90-1 are colorized versions of this image.
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The item is number V23180 of an unidentified series. The number 385 is stamped on the front of the photograph. The men, wearing headdresses, are posed with rifles, bows and arrows, spears, and pipes. The item is identical to number 975 of Photo Lot 90-1.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09873600
Other Title:
"Among the Iroquois Indians, Province of Quebec, Canada"
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The item is number 23095 of an unidentified series. The number 169 is stamped on the front of the photograph. Between the two men is a young woman with a baby. The item is identical to numbers 547 and 970 of Photo Lot 90-1.
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The item is number 23095 of an unidentified series. The number 169 is stamped on the front of the photograph. Between the two men is a young woman with a baby. The item is identical to numbers 537 and 970 of Photo Lot 90-1.
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
An elderly woman, a girl and a boy sit in the foreground. In the background adults and children sit in front of the entrance to a log building. The item is unnumbered but is part of the series Gems of Lake Superior Scenery.
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The item is unnumbered but is part of the series The Picturesque of Lake Superior. Mrs. Lo, in European dress, is seated outside a wigwam holding her child who is in a cradleboard. The item is identical to number 265 of Photo Lot 90-1.
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The item is number 20958 of an unidentified series. The number I25 is stamped on the front of the photograph. The man is posed preparing to fire an arrow from his bow. The item is identical to numbers 673 and 1313 of Photo Lot 90-1. The same tents and trees appear to be in numbers 1271 and 1292 of Photo Lot 90-1. These are actually two different photographs taken seconds apart.
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The item is number 20958 of an unidentified series. The number I25 is stamped on the front of the photograph. The man is posed preparing to fire an arrow from his bow. The item is identical to numbers 672 and 1313 of Photo Lot 90-1. The same tents and trees appear to be in numbers 1271 and 1292 of Photo Lot 90-1. These are actually two different photographs taken seconds apart.
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
In the foreground is a canoe, a wigwam is in the background. The item is number 736 of the series Scenery and Groups. The item is identical to number 1022 of Photo Lot 90-1.
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution